PTSD Service Dog Tasks FAQs

The course covers the step by step process for training 4 service dog tasks frequently needed for service dogs helping people with PTSD. The course outline:

1. Essential Vocabulary and Task Overview
   1. Industry terms
   2. Distinctions between service dogs, therapy dogs and emotional support animals
   3. General information about PTSD
   4. Research on PTSD service dogs
   5. Overview of PTSD service dog tasks
2. Training an Anxiety Alert
   1. Foundation targeting behavior
   2. Step by step anxiety alert clicker training
   3. Alternative alerts
   4. Caveats and challenges
3. Training Nightmare Interruption
   1. Step by step process using clicker training
   2. Alternative interruption behaviors
   3. Caveats and challenges
   4. Response tasks
4. Training Making Space
   1. Controversial tasks
   2. Step by step process using clicker training via targeting and also luring
   3. Caveats and challenges
5. Training Deep Pressure Therapy
   1. Step by step process using several different clicker training strategies
   2. Caveats and challenges
   3. Awareness and mitigating dog’s stress
   4. Alternative options

You can take this online course on your laptop, pad or smartphone. When you sign up, you will receive an email to log in. It is very user friendly and straight forward! The course includes a combination of video presentations, training demonstrations, written materials and links to relevant websites. The last lesson includes an “open book” quiz which you can take multiple times.

The course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. If you complete the quiz successfully, you will receive a certificate of completion that you can download or print. You can retake the quiz if you need to.

This course can be completed in a few afternoons. However, you have access to the course for a full 90 days. Handouts are included in PDF form so you can print and refer back to them for your personal use.

You will need to be comfortable using a computer, the internet and email. We recommend using a tablet, laptop or desktop computer for the course, however, the course can be accessed on a smart phone as well.

Yes, the video presentations in our courses are all close-captioned.

Click here to sign in. Make sure you use the same email you used when you purchased the course. If you are having technical problems email [email protected].